In New Zealand, modder Stacy O'Callaghan is "sick of all this rubbish" for Grand Theft Auto on his PC. His game doesn't have the New Zealand cop logo on the cops and cop cars so he decides to mod it. Now he's facing legal trouble for "unauthorised use of a police uniform" under the Police Act. Warning: Explicit language at the source.

Now here's a familiar story, modder cooks up something and gets in legal trouble, although it's usually from the software publisher. In this case, "unauthorised use of a police uniform" is an offense under New Zealand's Police Act. And even though it's unclear whether this really fits the definition of that offense, the cops are looking at their options. A cop spokesman said the police are looking into the matter.

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